Motorola Surfboard configdata.html cross-site request forgery
| surfboard-configdata-csrf (42091) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Motorola Surfboard is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by configdata.html. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site that passes a specially-crafted HTTP POST request to the BUTTON_INPUT parameter, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to reload the device, perform cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning and other malicious activities.
Platforms Affected:
- Motorola, Surfboard Sb5100
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Motorola Web site, SURFboard Modems and Gateways at http://www.motorola.com/business/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=7084bd0aea3b6110VgnVCM1000008406b00aRCRD.
- Rook Security Blog Archive, April 17, 2008, Sea-Surfing on the Motorola Surfboard at http://www.rooksecurity.com/blog/?p=4.
- CVE-2008-2002: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities on Motorola Surfboard with software SB5100-2.3.3.0-SCM00-NOSH allow remote attackers to (1) cause a denial of service (device reboot) via the Restart Cable Modem value in the BUTTON_INPUT parameter to configdata.html, and (2) cause a denial of service (hard reset) via the Reset All Defaults value in the BUTTON_INPUT parameter to configdata.html.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1390: Motorola SB5100 Cable Modem Cross Site Request Forgery Issue
- SA30026: Motorola Surfboard Cable Modem Web Interface Cross-Site Request Forgery
- US-CERT VU#643049: Motorola Surfboard cable modem cross-site request forgery vulnerability
Reported:
Apr 18, 2008
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